Foreseeing False Accusations

Foreseeing False Accusations “‘Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me’” (Matthew 5:11). Faithfulness to Christ will bring enemies of the gospel who will “falsely say all kinds of evil...

Words of Encouragement

Words of Encouragement DAILY VERSE Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. Proverbs 12:25 DEVOTION We can never know what other people are going through. You may be talking about how amazing your job is to someone who’s been unemployed for...

Good Example or Terrible Warning

Good Example or Terrible Warning When reading the story of Ananias and Sapphira, and the judgment that came upon them for their hypocrisy and lying to the Holy Spirit, the ending was not as we would have expected. Today we would have expected mercy to be shown so that...

One Piece at a Time

One Piece at a Time The singer Johnny Cash has a humorous song that’s a classic “Country boy outsmarts the establishment” story. According to the song, in 1949 a young man from Kentucky takes a job on an assembly line in Detroit, Michigan building Cadillacs. He is in...

A Father’s Counsel

A Father’s Counsel (Today is Grandparents Day) As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind…” 1 Chronicles 28:9a (NASB) I remember my father’s advice to me when I was a lad; it was to stand with honour...